This partnership represents a unique opportunity to combine GENCFO’s expertise in finance leadership and digital transformation with GES’s mission to inspire and elevate Excel users to mastery. Together, we aim to empower our communities with unparalleled learning, networking, and career growth opportunities.
As part of this collaboration, GES will proudly partner on a category at the GENCFO Awards 2025, recognising outstanding innovation and leadership in finance transformation. But the benefits extend far beyond the awards:
Chris Argent, Founder of GENCFO, said:
“This partnership with the Global Excel Summit marks an exciting step forward for our community. Their expertise in empowering professionals through Excel mastery aligns perfectly with our mission to leverage data and technology for the next generation of finance leadership. Together, we’re creating opportunities to learn, connect, and lead.”
GES, delivers one-of-a-kind annual experiences designed to inspire and elevate Excel users from around the world. Their mission is to connect professionals, expand networks, and provide the tools needed to stay at the forefront of industry trends.
Together, GENCFO and GES are paving the way for innovation, leadership, and excellence in the ever-evolving world of finance and technology. We look forward to enhancing both communities through this groundbreaking partnership.
“Chris Argent isn’t here to play by finance’s old rulebook - he’s here to rewrite it.” From challenging outdated corporate thinking to rallying finance leaders around a more connected, adaptable future, the founder of GENCFO is leading a quiet revolution in how CFOs and finance leadership work, think, and influence. Chris Argent, founder of GENCFO, is a finance leader redefining the role beyond business partnering. A self-described “reluctant accountant,” he’s built a global community for progressive accounting and finance leaders who value connection over competition and action over tradition. Chris believes the greatest risk to the profession is clinging to outdated norms, and that mindset and adaptability outpace any technological change. His work champions leaders who turn new ideas into real-world change, blending people-centred strategies with new ways of working and technology. In conversations, he challenges, provokes, and inspires - proving that the future of finance belongs to those ready to lead it together.